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Bug #49873 array_map + htmlspecialchars_decode problem
Submitted: 2009-10-14 11:38 UTC Modified: 2009-10-14 16:18 UTC
From: webmaster at flex-code dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 5.3.0 OS: Ubuntu Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-10-14 11:38 UTC] webmaster at flex-code dot net 
Description:
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Trying to decode encoded html special characters by using the array_map and htmlspecialchars_decode functions returns an error by htmlspecialchars_decode.

Reproduce code:
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return array_map('htmlspecialchars_decode', array($aArray, ENT_QUOTES));

Expected result:
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All encoded special characters should be decoded to their respective html characters, eg. ' => ', " => "

Actual result:
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ERRNO: 2
TEXT: htmlspecialchars_decode() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given
LOCATION: /var/www/live/i/intranet-rewrite/base/includes/class_postgres.php, line 345, at October 14, 2009, 1:25 pm

Debug Backtrace:

- htmlspecialchars_decode(Array[57]) # line 0, file: unknown
- array_map("htmlspecialchars_decode", Array[2]) # line 345, file: /var/www/live/i/intranet-rewrite/base/includes/class_postgres.php
- Resultset.convertCharacters(Array[57]) # line 336, file: /var/www/live/i/intranet-rewrite/base/includes/class_postgres.php
- Resultset.fetchRow() # line 87, file: /var/www/live/i/intranet-rewrite/hr/person_add_edit.php

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 [2009-10-14 16:18 UTC] Sjoerd@php.net 
Thank you for your report.

The behavior you report is not a bug. Also note that bugs.php.net is not a place to ask for support; it is a place to file bugs. For support, please see:
http://nl2.php.net/support.php

Please try:
array_map('htmlspecialchars_decode', $anArray);
 
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